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SUMMARY:Legacy in Harmony: Emad Zolfaghari and Vivian Fan in Concert
DESCRIPTION:Violist Emad Zolfaghari and pianist Vivian Fan present an evening of music for viola and piano centered on the work of York Bowen\, tracing a path from late Romantic intensity to lyrical reflection and formal innovation. The program opens with Bowen’s Viola Sonata No. 1 in C minor\, Op. 18 (1905)\, moving between expressive lyricism and virtuosic drive across its three movements\, before continuing after intermission with the Phantasy in F Major\, Op. 54 (1918)\, a single-movement work that blends structural invention with a rich\, singing line for the viola. \nThe program will be followed by a complimentary reception. \nEmad Zolfaghari came to international attention after winning first prize and the audience prize at the 2024 Primrose International Viola Competition. A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music\, he will attend the Juilliard School in fall 2026 as a Kovner Fellow. His honors include top prizes at the Klein\, ArsClassica\, Morningside Music Bridge\, Johansen\, Tokyo\, and OSM international competitions\, as well as the Salon de Virtuosi Career Grant and the Nobuko Imai Förderpreis at the Kronberg Academy. He has appeared as a soloist with major orchestras including the Tokyo Philharmonic\, Montreal Symphony\, and Toronto Symphony Orchestra\, and performs regularly at leading festivals. \nVivian Fan is Director of Collaborative Piano at the Colburn Conservatory of Music. An accomplished chamber musician and recording artist\, she has performed at Walt Disney Concert Hall as part of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Brahms Unbound series and recorded extensively\, with releases on Bridge Records and Soundset Records. She has served as an accompanist at major international competitions and festivals\, and her performances have been broadcast on television and radio including KTLA\, KNBC\, KUSC\, and Performance Today. \nAs the museum will be closed during this program\, please enter through the garden side gate\, which will open 30 minutes before the start time. Theater doors open 15 minutes before the start time. Seating is first come\, first served. An RSVP does not guarantee admission once capacity is reached. No late entry.
URL:https://wendemuseum.org/event/legacy-in-harmony-emad-zolfaghari-and-vivian-fan-in-concert/
LOCATION:The Community Center at the Wende Museum\, 10858 Culver Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:FRAMEWORKS | Zora Nelson + Amira Zia Jafri: Sonic Intersections
DESCRIPTION:Sonic Intersections is an interdisciplinary live performance by Amira Zia Jafri and Zora Nelson. Blending harp\, viola\, poetry\, and electronic textures\, their work moves fluidly between jazz\, classical orchestration\, spoken poetry\, and avant-garde experimentation. Rooted in the artists’ identities as first-generation Americans and women of color\, and inspired by the Wende Museum’s past exhibition Intersections: The Architecture of Victor Adegbite and Charles Polónyi in Ghana\, this collaboration draws inspiration from Accra\, Ghana’s historic role as a meeting ground for ideas and cultural transformation. Through sonic exchange and thematic composition\, Nelson and Jafri celebrate Accra as an epicenter of cultural exchange\, political imagination\, and creative renewal. \nIn this 2026 season of the Wende Museum’s experimental music series FRAMEWORKS\, each featured artist will develop an interdisciplinary performance considering both domestic and public spaces as they relate to the artist’s singular perspective. The artists will reflect on the subtle implications of space\, as functional and measurable records of cities or cultures; versus place\, the conceptual and felt imaginings of the familiar or alien. Embodying the Wende’s ethos of promoting research into dynamic global networks and processes of transformation through an experimental lens\, the series’ bimonthly\, site-specific performances examine the “frameworks” through which we narrate the past and imagine the future; they complement the Museum’s exhibitions and programs while simultaneously acting as channels to contemporary scenes alive in Los Angeles. \nAmira Zia Jafri is a composer\, producer\, and performer whose work spans classical and jazz composition\, global electronic music\, and interdisciplinary performance. Working across viola\, piano\, and digital production\, she explores the relationship between sound and storytelling through screen scoring and immersive sonic environments. Her work has been presented at LUmkA Gallery and Susan Inglett Gallery in New York City\, where she merges her classical training with experimental electronic practices to create layered\, avant-garde compositions. Since 2022\, she has DJed and hosted independent music events in New York\, cultivating spaces for global club and experimental sound. She is currently conducting research in Mexico City while developing her first platformed releases across multiple genres. \nZora Nelson is a Los Angeles–based harpist and poet\, born and raised on the East Coast. A natural storyteller\, she uses her work to amplify the voices of the unheard and the marginalized. Moving at the intersection of classical fine arts\, Zora fuses these mediums to reclaim agency\, illuminate her experiences as a Black woman in America\, and cultivate spaces where all identities can feel seen. She is a recent graduate of New York University\, where she earned a Bachelor of Music with minors in Creative Writing and Media\, Culture\, and Communication. She is currently pursuing her Master’s degree at the University of Southern California. \nDoors to the A-Frame Theater will open at 1:45 p.m. and the performance will begin at 2 p.m.\, followed by a garden reception until 4 p.m. \nPlease note that the A-Frame Theater doors will close promptly at the start of the performance\, and late entry will not be permitted. \nRSVPs for this free program do not guarantee admission to the A-Frame Theater. Limited seating will be available on a first come\, first served basis. \nAn ADA-accessible entrance to the Glorya Kaufman Community Center is available through the garden gate from the parking lot\, which will open at 1:30 p.m.
URL:https://wendemuseum.org/event/frameworks-zora-nelson-amira-zia-jafri-sonic-intersections/
LOCATION:The Community Center at the Wende Museum\, 10858 Culver Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Music/Words LA: Curated by Inna Faliks
DESCRIPTION:The third installment of the popular Music/Words LA at the Wende once again brings together music and poetry. Curated by pianist Inna Faliks\, this performance features violinist Varty Manouelian\, cellist Ben Hong\, and poet Michelle Bitting in a live exchange between sound and language. \nThis program includes the music of Saint Saens\, Chopin\, Bach\, Kurtag\, Bartok and Shostakovich. Performance of the compositions will unfold alongside readings by Bitting\, creating a dialogue that shifts between voice and instrument\, text and tone. \nOriginally founded by Faliks in New York\, Music/Words has evolved into a platform for artists working at the intersection of music and text. This Los Angeles residency at the Wende builds each program around close listening\, live collaboration\, and the changing balance between composition and language. \nInna Faliks is Head of Piano and Professor of Piano at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music and author of Weight in the Fingertips: A Musical Odyssey from Soviet Ukraine to the World Stage. \nVarty Manouelian is a violinist and educator. He is a Lecturer of Violin at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music\, teaches violin and chamber music at the Colburn Academy and the Crowden School Preparatory Academy\, and coaches chamber music at the Apple Hill Festival in New Hampshire. \nBen Hong is a cellist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic\, where he has performed for over 30 years. He is active as a chamber musician and educator\, with regular appearances at Walt Disney Concert Hall and collaborations across Southern California. \nMichelle Bitting is a poet and essayist whose collections include Notes to the Beloved and Broken Kingdom. Her work appears widely in literary journals\, and her readings emphasize the sonic and performative dimensions of language. \nSpecial thanks to Yamaha Artist Services. \nAs this event takes place during museum open hours\, guests may check in at the front of the museum. The garden side gate will open 30 minutes before the start time and is available for ADA access and check-in. Theater doors open 15 minutes before the start time. Seating is first come\, first served. An RSVP does not guarantee admission once capacity is reached. No late entry.
URL:https://wendemuseum.org/event/musicwordsla3/
LOCATION:The Community Center at the Wende Museum\, 10858 Culver Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversation,Music
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